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英文阅读理解考试题

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题：

每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Disappearinganimals

Fromcloudsofcherryblossomstoiconictemples,andfromsoaringhot-airballoonstoseeminglyendlessbambooforests,alloftheamazinghighlightsofJapanarerightwaitingforyou.

Surroundyourselfwithcherryblossoms

Japanisknownforsakura—itsworld-famouscherryblossoms,whichcreatequitethespectacleeveryspring.Fluffyburstsofpinkpetalsfilltheairlikecloudsofcottoncandy,whilecrowdsofblossomloverstrytogetcloseenoughtotakephotosunderthebranches.Experienceallofthecherry-blossombeautybytakinganup-closelookaticoniclocaleslikeHirosakiParkandKitakamiTenshochi.

RelaxinaJapaneseonsenbath

Soakinginahotspring,oronsen,isatime-honoredJapanesetraditionforrelaxation.TherearecountlessonsenaroundJapan,thankstothecountry'svolcanicactivitythatsendsthehotwaterbubblingintothesenaturalbaths.Hereareafewparticularlypeacefulonestocheckout:

ManzaOnsenNisshinKan,JinataHotSpring,andShirahamaOnsen.

SoarattheSagaBalloonFestival

HeldeveryyearinlateOctober,thecolorfulSagaBalloonFestivalisthelargestinternationalhot-airballooncompetitioninAsia.The40-year-oldfestivalfillstheskywithaspectaculararrayof100balloonsinsoaringshapesandcolors—think:

DarthVader,atentacledredoctopus,andasmilingowlinadditiontoarainbowofcoloredfliers—while800,000spectatorswatchinawefromtheground.

TiptoethroughflowersatHitachiSeasidePark

AbouttwohoursnorthofTokyo,HitachiSeasideParkboastsastunningarrayofflowersthatburstwithrainbowcolorsallthroughtheyear.Inautumn,the500-acreparkisaseaofflamingredfrom30,000floweringKochiabushes.Inspring,accordingtoJapanTravel,amillionnarcissusesturnthefieldswhite.Andinthesummer,thebabyblueeyestransformtheterrainintoapaleblueocean.TreessuchasChristmasrose,licorice,andnerinebloomallyearlong.

21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sakura”inparagraph2mean?

A.hotspringB.cherryblossomsC.beautifulflowersD.pinkpetals

22.Ifyou’dliketosoakinahotspring,youmaygototheplacesEXCEPT______.

A.HirosakiParkB.ManzaOnsenNisshinKanC.JinataHotSpringD.ShirahamaOnsen

23.WhenistheSagaBalloonFestivalheldeveryyear?

A.InearlyMayB.InlateJuneCInmiddleAugustD.InlateOctober

largestinternationalhot-airballooncompetitioninAsia.可知D正确。

24.Whichplaceissuitableforyoutoenjoyflowersallyearsaround?

A.HirosakiParkB.ManzaOnsenNisshinKanC.HitachiSeasideParkD.KitakamiTenshochi

B

Seven-year-oldSophiaCheungknowswhattodowhenshehearsatruckarriveoutsideherhomeinHongKong.Shecollectshersheetmusicandrunsoutthedoor.Insidethevehicle,musicteacherEvanKamstandsbyapiano.Heholdsacontainerofalcohol-basedhandcleanerandwearsaprotectivefacecovering.

SchoolsinHongKonghavebeenclosedsincelateJanuarybecauseofthecoronavirusoutbreak.Studentshavebeenaskedtotakeclassesonline.Butthatdoesnotworkverywellforpianolessons.Ming’sPiano,amusicschoolwith12teachersandabout200students,isusingthreetruckstohelpbringlessonstostudents’homes.Theefforthelpskeepthebusinessinoperation.

ForstudentslikeSophia,thelessonsarearareandwelcomechancetogetoutofherhome.Hermother,WendyYeung,said,“Ifeelverydepressedmyself,letalonemychildren…Theyarealwaysasking:

‘Whencanwegoouttoplay?

WherecanIgo?

WhatelsecanIdo?

’”“Now,"shesaid,“wehaveanoption.”

Ming’sPianolostmorethantwo-thirdsofitsbusinessaftertheoutbreak.Manyoftheschool’sstudentswantedtocontinuewithmusiclessonsbutdidnotwanttouseupmasksortakepublictransportation,saidJessicaLam,whoisthebusinessdevelopmentmanagerforMing’sPiano.

TheschooltookitsbusinessontheroadinlateFebruary.Itisnowoperatingat70percentofitspre-outbreaklevels.Thepianogetscleanedbetweenlessons.Thetruckisequippedwithanaircleanerandlighting,whichmeanstheenginehastoberunning.

Asthetruck’senginemakesasoftnoiseunderherfeet,Cheungworksonthesongshelikesmost--“LetitGo”,fromtheDisneymovie“Frozen.”Onthisday,sheplayswithbothhands,animprovementfromlastweek.Herteacher,Kam,showshisapproval.“Helpingstudentslearntomakesmallimprovementswouldbedifficultthroughavideolesson.Teachinginatruckfeelsthesameasteachinginamusicstudio,”shenotes,“Ivisitssixorsevenstudentsaday,includingsomenewstudentslivinginvillagesfarawayfrompopulatedareas.”

Kamsaid,“Distanceisnotalimit.”

25.WhydidSophiarunoutthedoorwhenshehearsatruckarrive?

A.ToseewhathappenedoutsideB.Toseewhocouldvisitherhouse

C.TohaveapianolessoninthetruckD.Toplaywithherclassmatesinthetruck

26.Ming’sPianogiveslessonsinatruckinsteadofonlinebecause______.

A.Itcansavemoney.

B.Lessonsonlinedon’tworkwell.

C.Itisveryinterestingtogivealessoninatruck

D.Itisconvenientforboththeteachersandthestudents.

27.WhatcanweinferaccordingtoWendyYeung?

A.Shegotannoyedaboutherdaughter’squestions

B.Shewouldn’tletherchildrenaloneinthetruck.

C.Shethoughtthepianolessonsweretoorareforherdaughter.

D.Shethoughtitagoodchoicetohavepianolessonsinthetruck.

28.WhatdoesKamthinkofthewayofgivingpianolessonsinatruck?

A.Itprovessuccessful.

B.Itcausedgreatmoneywaste.

C.Itistootiringtogivealessoninatruck.

D.Thetruck’sengineistoonoisyforapianoclass.

C

By2100,citystreetsinsomecoastalUScitiescouldexperiencefloodingeveryday,makingurbanwaterfrontspracticallyuninhabitable（不适宜居住的）,ifsealevelscontinuetoriseasexpected,accordingtoastudypublishedinthejournalScientificReports.

Inthestudy,ateamofscientistsfromtheUSGeologicalSurvey（USGS）theUniversityofIllinoisatChicago（UIC）andtheUniversityofHawaiipredictthattoday’s“once-in-a-lifetime”extremewaterlevels,whicharecurrentlyreachedevery50years,maybereachedeveryyearin70percentofUScoastalregionsby2050,andeverydayathightidefor90percentoftheUScoastlineby2100,basedonwell-establishedsea-levelpredictions.Furthermore,thescientistsfoundthatthechancesofextremefloodingincreasesexponentially（以指数形式地）withsea-levelrise.

“Theideathatsea-levelriseincreasescoastalfloodingisnotentirelynew.FormostlocationsaroundtheUS,wefoundthat5-10centimetersofsea-levelrisecandoublethechancesofflooding.Combiningthiswithsea-levelpredictionovertime,itappearsthatthechancesofextremefloodinginmostlocationsaroundtheUSwilldoubleevery5-10years,”saidtwoauthorsofthestudy,MohsenTaherkhanifromUICandSeanVitousekfromUSGS.

“By2050,itwouldlikelymeanwidespreaddisruptionoftransportationduetoroadclosuresduringspringtides.By2100with1-2metersofsea-levelrise,citystreetswouldlikelybefloodedeverydayduringhightide,”theauthorssaid.

Theresearcherssaythatiftheworldwasabletocontrolemissions（排放）ofgreenhousegasessufficiently,wemaybeabletoeffectivelydelaytheimpactsofcoastalfloodingbydecades,givingthenationmoretimetoadapt.

29.WhywillsomecoastalUScitiesbeuninhabitableby2100accordingthestudy?

A.Becausetherewillbetoomanypeopleinthesecities.

B.Becausethepollutioninthesecitiesistoosevere.

C.Becausethesecitiescouldexperiencefloodingeveryday

D.Becausetheclimateofthesecitieswillbecometoounbearabletolivein.

30.Whatdoweknowaccordingtothepassage?

A.Today’sextremewaterlevelswillbereachedby2050.

B.Thechancesofextremefloodingincreasesrapidlywiththesea-levelrise.

C.Sea-levelriseinmostlocationsaroundtheUScandoubleevery5-10years.

D.Today’sextremewaterlevelsmaybereachedeveryyearin70percentofUScoastalregionsby2100

31.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Theemissionsofgreenhousegasesmayspeedtheriseofhighlevel.

B.Somecitiesalongtheeastcoastwillnotbeeasilyattackedbyflooding.

C.Wewillabletoremovetheimpactsofcoastalfloodingby2100.

D.TheUSshouldgivemoretimetoadapttothefloodingeveryday.

D

Whilebeeshoppingfromoneflowertoanotherisvividtowatch,havingbeesdisturbingabackyardbarbecuecertainlyisn’t.Theymayseemlikepeskycreaturestogetridof,buttherearequiteafewthingsyoumaynotknowaboutbees,especiallytheimpacttheyhaveonourlivelihood.

Themainpurposeofbees,particularlyhoneybees,istohelppollinate（对...授粉）theplantsaroundthem.AccordingtotheDepartmentofEntomologyatPennsylvaniaStateUniversity,pollinators（suchasbees）helptofertilizeplants,whichresultsin“theformationofseedsandthefruitsurroundingseeds.”Pollinatorsarenecessaryforthree-quartersofourmajorfoodcrops,includingfruits,vegetables,andnuts.Anestimated300,000speciesofplantsneedpollinators.That’saround80to95percentofplantspecies.Withoutpollinators,thenumberofcropswehavewilltakeaserioushit.

Otherpollinatorscanhelpoutwiththisprocessincludingbutterflies,beetles,andflies.Evensomebirdsandbatscanbepollinators.However,beesofvariousspeciesareknownforbeingnaturalpollinatorsforplants.

Unfortunately,foryearstherehasbeenanalarmingdeclineofbeesaroundtheglobe.TheUniversityofVermontpublishedastudystatingthat23percentofthewildbeepopulatio